Anthurium plant named ‘ANTHDASZUM’

ABSTRACT

A new Anthurium plant named ‘ANTHDASZUM’ particularly distinguished by having shiny, bright red, orbicular-cordate and durable spathes that retain the original color for a long period of time, dark green and narrow long-cordate, durable leaves, white spadix with a yellow-orange tip, early and rich flowering continuously throughout the year and a plant height of 40.0 cm to 45.0 cm, is disclosed.

Genus and species: Anthurium andraeanum L.

Variety denomination: ‘ANTHDASZUM’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety of Anthurium,botanically known as Anthurium andraeanum L., and hereinafter referredto by the variety name ‘ANTHDASZUM’. The new Anthurium plant is aproduct of a planned breeding program conducted by the inventor inBleiswijk, the Netherlands. The objective of this breeding program wasto create a new 40.0 cm to 45.0 cm tall plant, with bright red,orbicular-cordate and durable spathes.

The new variety originated from a cross-pollination made in December2006 in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands. The female parent was a redAnthurium pot plant designated ‘8477-02’ (unpatented), and the maleparent was a red Anthurium pot plant designated ‘9863-02’ (unpatented).

A single plant was selected from the progeny of the stated cross in June2008 and has been asexually reproduced repeatedly by tissue culture viashoots in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands over a 6-year period. The presentinvention has been found to retain its distinctive characteristicsthrough successive asexual propagations.

Plant Breeder's Rights for this variety have been applied for in theEuropean Union on Nov. 6, 2014. ‘ANTHDASZUM’ has not been made publiclyavailable or sold anywhere in the world more than one year prior to thefiling of this application.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishingcharacteristics of this new variety when grown under normalhorticultural practices in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands:

-   -   1) Shiny, bright red, orbicular-cordate spathe;    -   2) White spadix with yellow-orange tip;    -   3) Green, narrow, long-cordate leaves; and    -   4) Red color of the spathe remains for a very long time.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

This new Anthurium plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographswhich show the overall plant habit including blooms, buds and foliage ofthe plant; the colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained byconventional photographic procedures. The photographs are of a 44-weekold plant grown in a greenhouse in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands in May2017. Colors in the photographs may differ from the color values citedin the detailed botanical description, which accurately describe theactual colors of the new variety.

FIG. 1 shows the overall plant habit, including blooms, buds andfoliage.

FIG. 2 shows a close-up of the mature spathe.

FIG. 3 shows a close-up of the upper leaf blade surface.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following detailed description sets forth the distinctivecharacteristics of ‘ANTHDASZUM’. The data which define thesecharacteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out inBleiswijk, The Netherlands. The plant history was taken on 42 to 46-weekold plants which were planted from tissue culture in 14-centimeter(diameter) pots and grown in a glass greenhouse between 19° C. and 24°C. Observations were made in May 2017. Color readings were taken under5000 lux natural light in the greenhouse. Color references are primarilyto The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London(R.H.S.) (2015).

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

-   Classification:    -   -   Family.—Araceae.        -   Botanical.—Anthurium andraeanum L.        -   Common name.—Anthurium.        -   Denomination.—‘ANTHDASZUM’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female parent.—Anthurium plant ‘8477-02’ (unpatented).        -   Male parent.—Anthurium plant ‘9863-02’ (unpatented).-   Plant:    -   -   Propagation.—Tissue culture via shoots.        -   Root description.—Fleshy-creamy colored roots with small            hairy lateral roots having yellow colored root tips.        -   Time to produce a finished flowering plant.—42 to 46 weeks            after planting in a 14 cm (diameter) pot.        -   Growth habit.—Herbaceous perennial.        -   Height (measured from soil, including inflorescence).—40.0            cm to 45.0 cm.        -   Width (measured from leaf tips).—42.0 cm to 46.0 cm.-   Leaves:    -   -   Immature leaves.—Length: 14.0 cm to 17.0 cm. Width: 8.0 cm            to 9.0 cm. Color: Upper surface: RHS 146A. Lower surface:            RHS 146B. Texture (both upper and lower surfaces): Shiny.        -   Mature leaves.—Length (fully expanded): 18.0 cm to 21.0 cm.            Width: 9.0 cm to 11.0 cm. Shape: Narrow long-cordate. Apex:            Acuminate. Base: Cordate. Leaf blade angle with the petiole:            Between 120 degrees and 135 degrees. Leaf margin: Entire.            Color: Upper surface: RHS 147A. Lower surface: RHS 147B.            Texture: Upper surface: Shiny, leathery and thick. Lower            surface: Shiny and smooth. Venation: Pinnate veining; the            mid-vein and primary veins (the veins that radiate out from            the junction of petiole and leaf) protrude at the underside            of the leaf blade. Venation color: Upper surface: RHS 146B.            Lower surface: RHS 146C.        -   Lobes.—Present. Arrangement: Leaf blade has two lobes            extending past the petiole. The lobes are non-touching.            Length of lobes of mature leaf blades: 2.5 cm to 3.5 cm.            Width of lobes of mature leaf blades: 3.0 cm to 4.0 cm.            Distance from petiole/leaf junction to highest point on            lobes of mature leaf: 3.0 cm to 4.0 cm.        -   Petiole.—Cross-section: Round. Diameter: 0.3 cm to 0.4 cm.            Length: 18.0 cm to 20.0 cm for a mature leaf size. Color:            Mature leaf: RHS 144A. Immature leaf: RHS 144B. Cataphyll            color surrounding the petiole: Outside: At the base and            toward the tip RHS 178C; at the tip RHS 178B. Inside: RHS            181C.        -   Geniculum.—Length: 2.0 cm to 2.5 cm. Width: 0.3 cm to            0.4 cm. Color: RHS 144C.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Arrangement.—Single.        -   Flowering habit (length of flowering season).—Continuous.        -   Number of inflorescences per plant.—5 to 7.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.        -   Longevity of inflorescence on plant.—Half a year.-   Spathe:    -   -   Buds.—The spathe is tightly rolled around the spadix and            extrudes from the peduncle sheath. After the spathe is fully            open, the peduncle elongates some extra centimeters.        -   Arrangement.—Spathe angle with the peduncle is between 95            degrees and 115 degrees; the spathe stands on a wiry            peduncle about 6.0 cm to 9.0 cm above the foliage. The            spathe is positioned at the same level to far above the            foliage.        -   Shape.—Orbicular-cordate.        -   Apex.—Mucronate.        -   Base.—Cordate.        -   Texture.—Shiny and blistered.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Size.—Length: 10.0 cm to 11.0 cm. Width: 9.5 cm to 10.5 cm.        -   Lobes.—Present.        -   Arrangement.—The spathe has two lobes extending past the            peduncle. The lobes are non-touching. Length: 1.5 cm to            2.5 cm. Width: 2.5 cm to 3.5 cm.        -   Color.—Just fully open: Upper surface: RHS 45B. Lower            surface: RHS 45C. This bright red color remains for a very            long period, at least more than 25 weeks after opening.-   Peduncle:    -   -   Shape.—Erect.        -   Cross-section.—Round.        -   Length.—23.0 cm to 26.0 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.25 cm to 0.30 cm.        -   Color.—RHS 144B. Anthocyanin coloration (RHS 180C) appears            on the peduncle when the spathe is getting old.-   Flowering time:    -   -   General.—One small rooted untreated tissue culture plant of            8.0 cm tall will flower, depending on season, after 42 to 44            weeks and 5 to 6 blossoms appear. More blossoms appear after            some additional weeks so that a full flowering and            commercial plant will have 6 to 7 bright red spathes.            Smaller blossoms may occur on immature plants.-   Spadix:    -   -   Size.—Length: 4.5 cm to 5.5 cm (depending on flower size).            Width (at apex): 0.5 cm to 0.6 cm. Width (at base): 0.7 cm            to 0.8 cm.        -   Shape.—Columnar.        -   Angle from spadix tip to peduncle.—140 degrees to 160            degrees.        -   Texture.—When the spathe is unfurling the spadix is smooth.            When the spadix matures, small stigmata protrude. The            stigmata are evenly distributed around the spadix. The            spadix matures from base to top, slowly giving the spadix a            somewhat rough appearance.        -   Color.—Immature: RHS 17A. Mature: RHS NN155A. Ages to: RHS            144A.-   Flowers:    -   -   Quantity per spadix.—120 to 150.        -   Spadix flower arrangement.—Bisexual, rounded in            cross-section.        -   Shape.—Rounded.        -   Size.—Length: 0.05 cm to 0.10 cm. Diameter (maximum): 0.10            cm.        -   Color.—RHS 156D.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Stamens.—Not visible.        -   Pollen amount.—Absent.        -   Pistil.—Quantity: Many. Length: Less than 0.01 cm. Color:            RHS 156D.        -   Style.—Not observed.        -   Stigma.—Shape: Ovoid. Diameter: Less than 0.01 cm. Color:            RHS 156D.        -   Ovary.—Rarely visible.        -   Ovary color.—Not measured.-   Fruit and seed set: None observed to date.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL AND COMMERCIAL VARIETIES

‘ANTHDASZUM’ differs from the female parent plant ‘8477-02’ (unpatented)in that ‘ANTHDASZUM’ has orbicular-cordate shaped spathes with mucronateshaped tips, whereas ‘8477-02’ has cordate shaped spathes with abruptlyacuminate shaped tips. Additionally, ‘ANTHDASZUM’ has red-browncataphyll, whereas ‘8477-02’ has green cataphyll with a touch ofmoderate red.

ANTHDASZUM' differs from the male parent plant ‘9863-02’ (unpatented) inthat ‘ANTHDASZUM’ has orbicular-cordate shaped spathes with mucronateshaped tips, whereas ‘9863-02’ has cordate shaped spathes with abruptlyacuminate shaped tips. Additionally, ‘ANTHDASZUM’ has red-browncataphyll, whereas ‘9863-02’ has green cataphyll.

‘ANTHDASZUM’ differs from similar commercial variety ‘ANTHOLYL’ (U.S.Plant Pat. No. 20,283) in that ‘ANTHDASZUM’ has orbicular-cordate shapedspathes, narrow long-cordate leaves and red brown cataphyll, whereas‘ANTHOLYL’ has oblong-cordate shaped spathes, elliptical-cordate leavesand green cataphyll. Additionally, ‘ANTHDASZUM’ has fewer flowers perspadix than ‘ANTHOLYL’.

‘ANTHDASZUM’ differs from similar commercial variety ‘ANTHABUDON’ (U.S.Plant Pat. No. 20,282) in that ‘ANTHDASZUM’ has orbicular-cordate shapedspathes and narrow long-cordate leaves, whereas ‘ANTHABUDON’ hasoblong-cordate shaped spathes and elliptical-cordate leaves.Additionally, ‘ANTHDASZUM’ has fewer flowers per spadix than‘ANTHABUDON’.

‘ANTHDASZUM’ differs from similar commercial variety ‘ANTHDASYM’ (U.S.Plant Pat. No. 28,224) in that ‘ANTHDASZUM’ has a mature spadix color ofRHS NN155A and a spathe arrangement that is 6.0 cm to 9.0 cm above thefoliage, whereas ‘ANTHDASYM’ has a mature spadix color of RHS 158B and aspathe arrangement that is 3.0 cm to 5.0 cm above the foliage.Additionally, ‘ANTHDASZUM’ has a longer spadix and fewer flowers perspadix than ‘ANTHDASYM’.

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Anthurium plant named‘ANTHDASZUM’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.